Adjustable shade-roller and curtain-pole bracket.



R. A. KOTTKAY.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE ROLLER AND CURTAIN POLE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5, 1911.

1,070,042. Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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"UNTTED @TATES PATENT @FFTQE.

RUDOLPH A, KOTTKAY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Application filed July 5, 1911.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE-ROLLER AND CURTAIN-POLE BRACKET.

Patented Au 12,1213.

Serial No. 636,859.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RUDOLPH A. KOTTKAY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county ofVayne, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Adjustable Shade- I Roller and Curtain-Pole Brackets;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an adjustable shade roller and curtain polebracket, more especially adapted for use as a window fixture, andconsists in the construction and arrangement of the parts hereinaftermore fully set forth and pointed out in the claim.

The object of the invention is to provide a. simple and efficient windowbracket of such construction as to enable the ordinary spring rolleremployed for carrying the window shade to be readily supported inoperative position between the jambs of the window frame, provisionbeing made for adjustably carrying on said bracket an arm adapted tosupport a curtain pole or rod.

The above object is attained by the struc ture illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of awindow fixture or bracket embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transversesection as on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view partly insect-ion, illustrating the application of my bracket to the jamb face ofa window casing. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the bracket employed tosupport the round spindle of a shade roller.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates a bracketpreferably formed of sheet metal having a struck up central portion 2 inwhich the spindle of the shade roller is adapted to be supported, thefeet portion of said bracket being pierced as at 3 to receive thefastening screws 4. These brackets, as will be understood, are formed inpairs, one bracket of each pair having in the struck up central portionthereof an angular slot 5 to receive the square spindle of the shaderoller as shown in Fig. 3, the

struck up central portion of the other bracket having a round aperture 6to receive the round spindle of the shade roller as shown in Fig. t.

Formed integral with the bracket 1 is an oblong plate 7, whoselongitudinal margins are rolled to form embracing flanges as shown at 8in Fig. 2 to serve as guides for the longitudinally movable strip 9,mounted to slide therein, as clearly shown in Figs. 1

and 2. On the upper end of the plate 7 is formed an integral projectingear 10 having an aperture 11 for an attaching screw for the purpose offastening said ear to the lintel piece 12 of the window opening asclearly shown at 18 in Fig. 3, whereby the bracket or fixture may besecurely retained in place.

The strip 9, which is adapted to slide in the way formed by the flanges8 of the plate 7 is provided with a projecting lug 14, which enters thelongitudinal slot 15 formed in said plate and serves to limit theoutward movement of the strip 9 and prevent its entire withdrawal fromthe plate 7. Projecting at right angles from the strip 9 is an angulararm 16, having an upwardly extending portion whose upper end is formedinto a loop or saddle 17 to support a curtain pole.

In practice, the bracket is attached to the face of the jamb 18 of thewindow, the upper portion thereof being held in position by the screw 13which fastens the ear 10 to the lintel 12. Because of the fact thatwindow jambs are not uniform in depth it is necessary that the arm 16adapted to support the curtain pole be adjustably mounted on the bracketor window fixture to enable such adjustment of said parts under varyingconditions as will enable the arm 16 to extend across and in front ofthe window casing. By mounting the strip 9 carrying the arm so that itmay be adjusted longitudinal of the plate 7, said arm may be drawnoutwardly or moved inwardly to compensate for the variations in thedepth of the window jambs as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. Thisarrangement enables the bracket carrying the shade roller to be alwaysmounted close to the window sash 19 so that the shade roller will hangclosely thereto; at the same time insuring a proper position of the arm16 which supports the curtain pole.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, What I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

A Window fixture comprising a bracket to support the shade roller,consisting of a struck-up central portion having an opening for theshade roller spindle and laterally extending feet portions projectingfrom the base of said central port-ion to afford means for attachment toa Window casing, an integral plate carried on the upper end of one ofthe feet portions of said bracket having a slldevvay thereon, a stripslidable in said Way on said plate, and a supporting arm at the outerend of said strip, said arm having 15 at its outer end a support for acurtain pole.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specificatlon 1n the presence of tWoWitnesses.

RUDOLPH A. KOTTKAY. Witnesses:

E. S. WHEELER, C. ARTHUR LINsz.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

